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Sunday, 28 April 2013

Fairy Princess Birthday Party

It's time to breathe again, thank goodness!! Although I was super organised this year, the chaos of the last minute sprint still got my pulse racing. Such fun! The good news is that it was MORE than well worth it, as the Birthday girl was overjoyed with the pinkness and prettiness of it all. She gave loads of cuddles to say 'thank you' and she even made a wish when she blew out here candles for a hug from Mummy, heart melting moments. She was thrilled to bits and so excited by the room decor and her little dress and she even put it on as soon as she woke in the morning, I was impressed. It always warms my heart when they get so much pleasure from their parties and I hand on heart absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE doing them. So here are some pics, brace yourself, it's PINK PINK PINK!

There was something for everyone and the kids had a ball. My fave bit was the fairy hunt in the garden where they had to find the princess fairy amongst the 24 wooden peg fairies I made, you can see more here. The weather was less kind and the trestle table was moved from out-in-and-out again and back-in-again where we set a little party table for them. The weather was so random, even with a couple of hale storms thrown in just for good measure (that's the pics with lots of white on it, it haled lots of pixie dust, heehee). Fortunately kids are never to phased by these weird and wonderful things and they just got stuck in. I think it helped that we had a serious supply of sugar around to distract, that's what parties are about right? The cake was suppose to be a pink flower with a slightly blocky and plump fairy on it as my fairy making went a bit skew-whiff, but at least it was something to giggle about. I think I have grown kinda fond of her over the last week as she has been sitting staring at me at regular intervals from inside our fridge and I think I might just miss her (sniff-sniff). The little party bags caused great excitement and the girls were delighted with their Fairy Princess Tiara's I made, and the super cute Tulle Fairy Wands. Boys being boys were chuffed to dress up in their Peter Pan hats. All in all it was GREAT fun!!

Historically we have always done parties in the afternoon, but this time we did it from 11-1pm and it was so lovely to have the rest of the arvo to open pressies and enjoy some quality time together as a family, so I reckon we'll do the morning thing again. We all enjoyed some happy moments on the very pretty fairy princess bouncy castle before giving Es her first pedal bike. Then we went to our local village school to set the wheels in motion (ta-da). As you can see she LOVED LOVED LOVED it. Amazingly, she actually managed a couple of moments without my doh (darling other half)'s help, a very clever birthday girl indeed. With both ours we have done the balance bike thing from an early age and it was amazing when Josh got his first pedal bike last year as he was just got on and cycled after a couple of attempts, very impressive. Es might be a little young, but time will tell.

On a final note, it did make me giggle when she ran upstairs after her birthday lunch and came down for the cake affair dressed in, yes you guessed right, her PJ's in which she stayed for the rest of the day, heehee. True to form even on her party day, got to love it!!!

PRETTY IN PINK!!!!! What little girl WOULDN'T love that pink party - the second and third photos down say it all - looks like it was a pretty FABULOUS day! Have to tell you, I love your wall with all the mirrors, too. Adding you to my blog reading list, since I can't figure out the new follower things...will be back for more. HAPPY MAY DAY, Hannahpat - Tanya

Hello Tanya, thanks for your lovely comments, its really sweet. The request was pink and that it was. Thanks for your comment on the mirrors, I have a thing for vintage mirrors, maybe I will do a little post about it one day. If you just click on bloglovin you should just get your daily updates that way (but I am sure you know this). Looking forward seeing more of you. xo

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Welcome to Cosmos and Cotton, I am so pleased you have stopped by and I hope you enjoy your time here. For this blog I am using Hannapat, the name my Mother called me when I was growing up and it holds a very special place in my heart. I am so blessed that we have a special bond. She has inspired me throughout my life and continue to do so even whilst being on the other side of the world.
I am happily married to a husband I adore and we have two wonderful children whom bring so much joy to our lives. I love spending time with them and being part of the journey in life. I love filling my days with moments of making or creating. I enjoy thrifting and finding little gems and there is nothing more rewarding than finding some old tat and turning it into something beautiful. A year and a half ago I started crocheting and it's fair to say that I am completely hooked!! I just wish there was more time to put yarn around my hook.
This blog is a diary of my life and I hope to share some fun and wonderful moments with you all. I have been so inspired by creative spirits and their blogs over the years and I hope I can return the favour. Hannapat